Former Nollywood actress and mum-of-three, Victoria Inyama, has told Nigerian women that they have a role to play in curbing sexual violence against themselves. The actress turned psychologist offered that Nigerian women need to comport themselves and dress decently as
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Media personality, Stephanie Coker-Aderinokun sat with Betty Irabor to share her IVF journey. The journey to motherhood is different for everyone. While some conceive easily, others may have to go the extra mile. Thanks to assisted reproduction technology, many women’s
Children under the age of five have between 10 to 100 times greater levels of genetic material of the coronavirus in their noses compared to older children and adults, a study in JAMA Pediatrics said Thursday.Its authors wrote this meant
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has addressed the allegation that the agency has approved some herbal remedies as a treatment for COVID-19. In an interview with a Punch correspondent, the Director of Public Affairs of
Big Brother star, Christine Varner has recounted what it was like losing all kinds of support that should have helped her through her difficult divorce as a religious woman. According to the American reality show star, her sister stopped talking
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has warned Muslims against sharing prayer mats or ablution kettles as they mark this year’s Eid al-Kabir, PUNCH HealthWise reports. It adds that persons who are 50 years and over should worship at home.
Governor Dapo Abiodun, has announced that anyone who is caught moving about without a face mask, will be severely punished. According to the Ogun state governor, flouting the order can earn such persons up to six months imprisonment under an
Grace Makun, the wife of popular Lagos fashion designer and youngest brother to comedian AY, Yomi Makun, aka Yomi Casual, has caused a stir online over her controversial statement that 80% of broken homes are caused by women. According to
A Paediatric nurse at the Life Line Children Hospital, Lekki, Lagos, Mrs Alexis Essien, has cautioned pregnant women against consuming excess ginger. In an interview with PUNCH correspondent, the nurse said that ginger could cause heartburn for those with an
Dr. Tolulope Onafeso, a Senior Registrar at the Department of Family Medicine, General Hospital (Odan), Lagos, talks about food poisoning and its treatments with PUNCH. According to the expert, food poisoning can make pregnant women to have premature birth or parental
Mums who are holding on to abusive relationships because they want their kids raised under a ‘family’ should better think again. Children of women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life
A new study suggests that while healthy preterm children have more medical sleep problems than full-term children, they are more likely to fall asleep independently. Results show that preterm children displayed more medical sleep problems such as nocturnal movement, restlessness
A video published by a Nigerian mum in which her son tried to talk her out of punishing him for a misdemeanor recently went viral. It has been tagged, “mummy, calm down.” Opinions are divided as to the appropriateness of
Nigerian filmmaker, Tchidi Chikere has reunited with the nanny that raised him as a child and says he has now adopted her as his mother. Chikere took to Instagram to share photos of himself and the nanny – Maureen, saying
The “Becoming” author and mother of two welcomed the former president, whom she called a “special someone,” for the first episode of “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on Spotify, which launched Wednesday. In the nearly 49-minute episode, the power couple spoke
Lucy Okechukwu, a journalist based in Anambra State, shares her COVID-19 experience with Dayo Ojerinde of Punch newspapers. The thirty-five-year-old said that even though she worked from home, she would often go to the market and that she did not
A new study has found that COVID-19 symptoms come in six different “clusters” which may help predict which patients are more at risk and in need of respiratory support. For the study, according to Yahoo Life, researchers used a machine
Depression in pregnancy, known as antepartum depression, is all too common. A new study conducted by the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that the rate of depression among women who arrive at the hospital to give birth is at an
A new European study has found that binge drinking starting in adolescence is linked to an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes in women later in life. The study, carried out by Umea University, Sweden, is the first to
My marriage is crashing and I just cannot save it. My hubby had an affair with a church member at the time that I had a threatened abortion and was on bed rest from the seventh week of my pregnancy
Nigerian showbiz mogul, Ubi Franklin, has shared his past experience with cyberbullies and how it pushed him into depression. According to the single dad-of-three, he attempted suicide multiple times three years ago while reacting to the heartbreaking video of Izuchukwu
Women carrying twins are at higher risk for premature birth and miscarriage — those whose cervix dilates before 24 weeks are at highest risk — and yet one common treatment is not recommended for this population. A new multi-center randomized-controlled
The Federal Government has said the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organized by the National Examination Council (NECO) for SS3 students will commence on October 5 and end on November 18, 2020. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka
A Nigerian woman identified as Lois Truly has narrated how a street tout, popularly known as ‘Agbero’ saved her from falling off the edge at a time when she was depressed. Taking to her Twitter page, @loistruly revealed that she
Many Nigerians online are saying it is an all-too-familiar reality after a Nigerian poet shared the story of how her father who she described as ”broke and unemployed” killed her mother’s dream of owning a school. Ojochide, who took to
